Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
8EEE 410ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION3+0+03502.04.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS E.
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The goal of the Course is to teach principles of measurements using state-of-the art electronic instruments and instrumentation systems. It is presented at a level that needs the knowledge of an introductory course in calculus, physics, chemistry, probability theory, circuit analysis, and basic electronics. The Course presents a systematic view of measurement technology, including data and data analysis, instrumentation circuits, specific instruments, and a variety of measurement systems. For a student to understand the limitations of particular measurements, it is demanded to be aware of everything that affects the data from the input transducer to the final data analysis. Electronic measurements are considered from the system view, and a significant part of the Course is devoted to the measurement problems associated with systems.
Course Content System of units and standards of measurement. Dimensions. Calibration. Static and dynamic characteristics of measuring devices. Errors of measurements and their treatment. Curve fitting methods. Correlation coefficient. Loading effects. Voltage, current, power, impedance measurements. AC DC bridges. Digital recording systems. Noises. Transducers: resistive, capacitive, inductive, thermoelectric, piezoelectric, photovoltaic, mechanical. Magnetic measurements. LVDT. Measurements of force, pressure, temperature, flow, level quantities
Course Methods and Techniques Face to face
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. Nuran DOĞRU
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. NURAN DOĞRU
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Instrumentation for Engineering Measurements 2/e, James W.Dally, William F.Riley,Kenneth G.McConnel, John Wiley / Sons, Inc.1993, 0-471-60004-0
Experimental methods for Engineers, 8/e, Holman, J. P. ISBN 978-0-07-352930-1

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %20
Engineering %40
Engineering Design %40

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 2 % 30
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
3
% 70

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 7 98
Mid-terms 2 2 4
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 146

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To acquire the knowledge of selecting various types of instruments for similar purpose like measurement of voltage, current, power factor, frequency etc.
2 To learn the connection of different types of electrical measuring instruments.
3 To learn the adjustment of different instruments.
4 To understand the working principle and construction of the electrical instruments.
5 To solve different numerical problems associated with the instruments based on their design Formula.
6 To acquire knowledge of the construction, characteristics and methods of usage of sensors and transducers.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 I) Principles of metrology. Direct and indirect measurements. Methods of measurements. Systems of units. II) Standards of measurement. Calibration, graduation and verification of instruments. Fundamental and derived units. Dimensionalities. Significant figures.
2 I) Static characteristics of measuring devices. Dynamic characteristics of measuring devices. Zero- and first- order step and sinusoidal input models. II) Second order step and sinusoidal input models.
3 I) General preferences of dynamic characteristics. Static and dynamic responses of high order instruments. II) Absolute and relative errors. Accuracy, precision, sensitivity, resolution of measurements. Gross, systematic and random errors. Types of systematic errors.
4 I) Experimental statistical uncertainty analysis. II) Express analysis of experimental data. Mean, median, biased and unbiased standard deviations.
5 I) Binomial and Gaussian distributions. Confidence intervals. Chauvenet’s criterion. Comparison of Data with Normal distribution. II) Method of least squares. The correlation coefficient
6 I) The Chi-Square method of goodness of fit. t-test comparison of different samples. General characteristics of recording instruments. II) D’Arsonval galvanometer. Loading effects. Voltage measurements. Ayrton shunt. Current, power, impedance measurements.
7 1st midterm
8 I) Digital codes. Digital-to-analog converters. Methods of an analog-to-digital converters. Waveform recorders. II) Power supplies. Potentiometer circuit (constant voltage and constant current)
9 I) Methods of an analog-to-digital converters. Waveform recorders. II) Power supplies. Potentiometer circuit (constant voltage and constant current) I) Wheatstone bridge (constant voltage and constant current). Main principles of the AC bridges. II) Maxwell, Hay, Wien, radio frequency, Schering bridges.
10 I) Amplifiers for signal conditioning systems. II) Potentiometers, differential transformers. Resistance type strain gages. I) Piezoresistive, capacitance sensors. Eddy-current sensors. II) Piezoelectric sensors and oscillators. Photoelectric sensors. Noises.
11 I) Photomultipliers, photodiodes.Search coil, Hall-effect transducers for the magnetic field measurements. II) Origin of the Kelvin temperature scale. Expansion, thermoelectric, resistance thermometers.
12 Thermistors. Radiation thermometers, photon detectors.
13 I) Measurements of force, pressure, torque. Mechanical, capacitive, inductive, resistive, piezoelectric transducers. II) Flow velocity, volume, mass measurements. Stoke’s and Puazeihl’s methods of viscosity measurements.
14 2nd midterm

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5 5 5 5 5
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